Family and Education
b. 18 May 1651, 1st s. of Sir Charles Kemys, 2nd Bt., of Cefn Mabli by his 3rd w. Margaret, da. of Sir George Whitmore, ld. mayor of London 1631–2, of Balmes, Hackney, Mdx. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 1669, MA 1669. m. (1) 1678, Mary (d. 1699), da. of Philip, 4th Baron Wharton, sis. of Hon. Goodwin* and Hon. Thomas Wharton*, and wid. of William Thomas of Wenvoe, Glam., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (2) 30 Dec. 1701, Mary (d. 1717), da. of William Lewis† of Bletchington, Oxon. and The Van, Glam., coh. to her bro. Edward Lewis† (d. 1674) of The Van and Boarstall, Bucks. and wid. of William Jephson* and Sir John Aubrey, 2nd Bt.*, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Bt. c.June 1658. Post Boy, 1–4 Apr. 1699.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Glam. 18– 24 Mar. 1689; v.-adm. Mon. by 1700–d.; constable, Cardiff Castle by 1700–d.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Cefn Mabli, Glam.; Llanfair Discoed, Mon.; Denmark Street, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Mdx.
Notes
Unless otherwise stated, this biography draws on the sketch of Kemys in P. Jenkins, ‘Mary Wharton and the Rise of the “New Woman”’, NLW Jnl. xxii. 170-86.
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Commons 1690-1715
Web Title
KEMYS, Sir Charles, 3rd Bt. (1651-1702)
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